From: "Hal E. Fulton" Date: 2003-05-23T01:54:20+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby now comes with Cygwin installer ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "ruby-talk ML" Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:38 AM Subject: Re: Ruby now comes with Cygwin installer > I didn't mean anything sinister by bare bones, I'm used to the PragProg > windows installer which includes everything including the kitchen sink. > What the Python folk like to call a "Batteries included distribution". Of course, I think everyone understood what you meant. > I'd like to say thanks for your efforts in this. I think it will make a > significant contribution to the Ruby community because of it's visibility > and availability. I'll second that! Hal > > R. > > > > > > |---------+----------------------------> > | | vinschen@redhat.c| > | | om | > | | Sent by: | > | | corinna@cygbert.v| > | | inschen.de | > | | | > | | | > | | 05/22/2003 05:22 | > | | PM | > | | Please respond to| > | | ruby-talk | > | | | > |---------+----------------------------> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------| > | | > | To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: Ruby now comes with Cygwin installer | > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------| > > > > > robert.j.lally@jpmorgan.com wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > > > FYI: I upgraded my installation of cygwin a couple of days ago and I > notice > > that Ruby is now available via the installer. It's a pretty bare bones > > install, but still - a step forward. > > > > Only mentioning it because no-one else seemed to. > > Yes, I added a plain 1.6.8 to the Cygwin release. I had just the > usual(?) trouble with tcltklib so I had to release a new version > a few days later. > > Actually I'm very new to Ruby (I'm just through up to chapter 18 > of the pickaxe book and wrote my first 5 or 6 scripts) but I was > very excited about this new language and when I learned that it > builds OOTB on Cygwin, I couldn't stop anymore :-) > > However, I'm open to criticism and suggestions if I did something > wrong. I'm a bit concerned about the "bare bones" wording... > > > Corinna > > -- > Corinna Vinschen > Cygwin Developer > Red Hat, Inc. > > > > > > > This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as > an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument > or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data > and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and > are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein > do not necessarily reflect those of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., its > subsidiaries and affiliates. > >